Today is a very important day for the UConn Huskies football team. It’s what is known across the land as National Letter of Intent Signing Day. It’s the day where we find out who will be wearing the Huskies uniform for the next 4-5 seasons.
There are other sports that start their signing period as well (Field Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field, Cross Country, Men’s Water Polo). Of course we’ll pass along the other sports recruits but our main focus here is football.
The Huskies are expecting 21 letter-of-intents to be faxed into the offices and head coach Randy Edsall will be meeting with the media around 3 PM. There will also be a public event at Rentschler Field in the evening.
Seymour’s Mike Osiecki knew UConn was the right choice [Hartford Courant]
Hindsight will determine the focus of the new UConn football ticket plan [New Haven Register]
Here is the new UConn football ticket plan [SOX & Dawgs]
Brian Bennett has an early breakdown of the UConn football schedule for 2009 [ESPN.com]
Brian Bennett rates UConn as having the best facilities in the Big East [ESPN.com]
I know I said this last night but it was great to see Meghan Gardler step up to the plate last night. She played like I don’t think she’d ever played before. She was everywhere, hustling for every loose ball, making her presence known. She even had to guard Kia Vaughn, who had 4 inches and a few pounds on her. And you know what she did the job.
Why was she in there you ask? Well Geno Auriemma wasn’t happy with the post players (Tina Charles, Kaili McLaren) so he put Gardler in. Charles was so far in Geno’s doghouse that she didn’t smell the court in the second half until about the 10 minute mark. It was great to see the Husky faithful who braved the elements give Gardler a standing ovation when Geno took her out. It was one that was well deserved. Hopefully this is something Gardler can build upon unlike Lorin Dixon who lost her starting spot to Tiffany Hayes.
Tiffany Hayes will have to adjust to her role as the starting point guard [The News-Times]
Meghan Gardler helped ignite UConn’s victory last night [Norwich Bulletin]
A strong second half was key for the Huskies in their win last night [New Haven Register]
Tiffany Hayes scored 13 points in her first collegiate start [Hartford Courant]
The UConn women were up to the challenge from Rutgers last night [The News-Times]
Tiffany Hayes has worked herself into the starting five [Norwich Bulletin]
Maya Moore helped led the Huskies to victory last night with 24 points [Hartford Courant]
How much should a loss to the UConn women affect a team’s tourney status? [ESPN.com]
Tiffany Hayes improved play earned her the start last night [Waterbury Republican-American]
The opening basket set tone for Kalana Greene [Journal Inquirer]
Kaili McLaren has thrived as a role player at UConn [The Gazette]
Meghan Gardler made a big difference in the game last night [Journal Inquirer]
It’s never easy against Rutgers [New London Day]
Bob Knight speaks his mind about women’s basketball [Hartford Courant]
I missed this one yesterday on the men’s basketball team. Thabeet and Adrien provide a solid core for the Huskies [Hartford Courant]
The whistles against the UConn men have been pretty quiet this season [Norwich Bulletin]
Jeff Adrien’s defense has been key for the Huskies [Journal Inquirer]
You only have to look inside to see UConn’s strength: Hasheem Thabeet [Hartford Courant]
The UConn men have turned doubters into believers [Waterbury Republican-American]
The UConn men have made more free throws than their opponents have attempted [New Haven Register]
The Huskies have turned doubters into believers [New London Day]
UConn women’s hockey goalie Brittany Wilson was named as the ITECH Goaltender of the Month as announced by the Hockey East [UConnHuskies.com]
Rob Lunn saw the Blog Gods smile down on him [Thoughts From a Fat White Guy]
